The County of Santa Barbara General Services Department (County) is soliciting proposals from qualified firms (Architect, or AE) to provide complete Design, Constructability, and Cost Estimating services for the new Regional Fire Communication Facility which will be an expansion to the current Emergency Operations Center located at 4408 Cathedral Oaks Road in Santa Barbara. The purpose of this RFQ is to solicit meaningful proposals so that the County may select from among a range of proposals that best meet our needs and requirements. The County urges all interested proposers to carefully review the requirements of this RFQ. Written qualification submittals containing the requested information will serve as the primary basis for final selection. All proposals will be reviewed by the Selection Committee. The County reserves the right to select a firm based on the responses to this RFQ and/or to conduct interviews at their discretion The County of Santa Barbara Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management, and General Serviceswill serve as a full design partners for the project and will provide current and future programming information that will guide the design and project implementation. The partnership is important and vital to project success. The County will award a single contract for the services requested in the RFQ. For contracts of more than $25,000.00, the Contractor will furnish a payment bond of 100% of the Contract price as a condition to execution of the contract, and prior to any performance hereunder.For contracts of $10,000.00 or more, the County may require the Contractor to furnish the following bonds as a condition to execution of the contract and prior to any performance hereunder:a)Payment Bond of 100% of the Contract price; andb)Faithful Performance Bond for 100% of the Contract price The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.
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